STEVE BORTHWICK admitted his side need to develop a killer instinct or keep falling short against the big guns of Test rugby.
For a second week in a row, England had their feet on New Zealand's throats but let them off the hook and need to step up in November.
That is four close games they have lost in recent times, with the 16-15 loss in Dunedin on July 6 added to the 33-31 defeat to France in the Six Nations and the heart-breaking World Cup semifinal, 16-15, reverse to South Africa.
England have New Zealand first up in the autumn, on November 2 at Twickenham, followed by tests against Australia, South Africa and Japan.
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